Hi,
I noticed that many have had a few problems with MoD UK. I thought
that a few hints or tips may help when dealing with them.
The key issue that you will need to show MoD is that you are the
legal next of kin (NOK). If you are not then you need to have
written authority from the NOK. I know that it can be an issue if
you don't always have the details. However, my advise is to take the
standing that unless you know a closer relative that is alive then
you probably are the NOK.
You will have to sign an MoD Form 1000 Kinship form stating your
relationship and send in copies of proff of that relationship i.e.
marriage, birth, death certificates.
My letter enquiries were taking 10 days to turn round within UK.
Here are some details from thier web site:
(I have amended them slightly since the original is for all
applicants not only those wishing to access the Polish section)
Polish Records
Royal Navy and Army:
Army Personnel Centre
Polish Correspondence Section
Government Buildings
Bourne Avenue
Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 1RS
Email: defencerecords.hayes@...
Royal Air Force:
PMA(Sec)1b
Building 248A
RAF Innsworth
Gloucester
GL3 1EZ
(No web site or email address given)
Requests For Service Records
FAQs
Q. I am a former member of the Armed Forces. Can I obtain
information from my service record?
A. Yes, please write to the relevant record office listed on the
service records page. You will need to provide some form of ID. This
can be a copy of a recent bill, driving license or passport. (See
above address)
Q. I am the widow/widower or legal next of kin of an ex-serviceman.
Can I obtain information held on my spouses/parents/relatives
service record?
A. Yes, however you will need to provide proof of death and kinship.
Please write to the relevant record office listed on the service
records page. (See above address)
Q. I am not the widow/widower or legal next of kin of an ex-service
person. Can I obtain information about the ex-service person held on
service records?
A. Only if you can obtain a letter of consent from either the person
the record belongs to or, if that person is deceased from the
widow/widower or legal next of kin. Once you have obtained the
letter of consent, please write to the relevant record office listed
on the service records page. (See above address)
Q. What other information is required by the record offices to
access a service record?
A. This varies slightly depending on whether the person was in the
Royal Navy, Army or Royal Air Force. Please refer to the information
held on the service records page.
Q. Can I request a complete copy of my service record?
A. Yes, please write to the relevant record office listed on the
service records page.
Q. Will I have to pay?
A. Only if your request is for genealogical/family tree reasons.
Q. Why are requests for information held on service records made?
A. The reasons for requests are varied. When you write to the
records offices, inform them of the reason why you are making the
request. This will assist them in supplying the correct information.
Some of the more common reasons for requests are:
? Proof of service for joining military associations or
ex-services
organisations.
? Proof of service to enable welfare assistance from ex-service
organisations.
? Proof of occupancy of Married Quarters for local councils.
? Researching family trees or history.
? Information held on service medical records.
Q. I need information about a veteran who was in the services in the
early 1920's or before. Where do I find it?
A. Service records that reach a certain age, are archived at the
Public Records Office (PRO). Generally service records dating from
the early 1920's, or before, are held at the PRO however the date
varies according to which service the person was in. Please read the
information held on the Service Records page.
Hope this is of some use.
PS. Doea anyone have a similar rundown for the Sikorski Institute in
London UK?
